Vélez Sarsfield will cross fingers that their home support is enough to get a result from this back-breaking dispute, versus dynamic Rosario Central.
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rosario Central have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Superliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield have collected 11 points from their Superliga home games so far after 2-5-1. Three draws in a row here at Estadio José Amalfitani for Vélez Sarsfield, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 189 minutes without scoring a league goal. Prestianni was the last player to find the net.
Sarsfield lost their last game at Estudiantes (placed 4th) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus San Lorenzo that ended 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vélez Sarsfield have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 3.
The manager Nardi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Racing Club in only four days.
The Sarsfield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, Vélez Sarsfield have conceded only 7 goals.
Rosario Central form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rosario Central so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from Campaz, O'Connor, Veliz and Malcorra secured the home win 4-0 against Platense in their previous game. That win felt nice as this club had gone three league fixtures without victory. As you can tell from the results above, Rosario Central was very dominant against Platense, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Campaz, O'Connor, Veliz and Malcorra providing the goals. Campaz got a match rating of 7.94 in that game, top player of the team. Campaz scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Talleres Cordoba wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Rosario Central in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rosario Central, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Rosario, the Superliga home match versus Defensa y Justicia. Busy days.
Rosario Central find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Sarsfield won six, Rosario Central triumphed in two and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Véliz 6 goals |  L. Janson 4 goals | V. Malcorra 3 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Rosario Central missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 19 |
| 73% | 62% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 60% |
| 20% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 7% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 53% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 40% |
| 47% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 10.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.4 | 12.3 |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 31% |
| 10.1 | 10.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17.1 | 14.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rosario Central have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Superliga
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Belgrano | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Lanus | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Tigre | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Colon | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 | Platense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Instituto | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 | Huracan | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 24 | Banfield | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 25 | Independiente | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 26 | Atletico Tucuman | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
